Pedestal



Jam 115? 1935. c s. GREENWQD AL. 1,987,932

lPEDESTAL Filed April 30, 1932 Patented Jan. 15, 1935 UNITED- @STATESPATENT OFFICE PEDESTAL Application April30, 1932, Serial No. 608,452

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This ,invention relates toaA pedestal or pedestal unit for a chair ordesk but particularly designed to support both a chair and a desk for.school purposes .and the like.

The principal objects of rvthis invention are to provide a pedestal inasingle piece having means for supporting Ythe seat .of a chair in frontand a desk top lin back, said supporting means being of such shape as topermit the screws to be driven into the chair seat at the points atwhich the wood in the seat is the thickest and of such shape as toprevent a tendency to rock about any one point, thus permitting of adurable fastening of the seat or desk to the pedestal; and to provide aconstruction in which the elevation of the chair or seat can be changedin a very simple manner to suit it :for pupils of different ages and yetprovide just as rm a fastening as if the means for raising they chair o1desk were not employed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is aperspective View of a combined chair and desk pedestal for schoolpurposes constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the pedestal with two triangles foradjustment purposes shown just above the rests;

Fig. 3 is a plan of one of these triangles, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view centrally through the chair holding section.

This invention, as stated,is particularly useful when applied to schoolfurniture. Ordinarily the pedestal 10 to which the invention is appliedis provided with a rear branch l1 and with a front branch 12, onesupporting a desk top 13 and the other a chair seat 14. This pedestal isprovided with an elliptical base l5 to give it. a iirm nonrockingsupport. Of course, in the front an d back rows in a school, thepedestal may be made to support a desk in the front row and a chair onlyin the rear row and have only one branch.

The branches 11 and 12 are provided with rests 16. Instead of being madecircular or square as usual, they are made of a general triangularshape, the triangles having curved sides preferably. This shape isprovided so that, when bolts or screws are put through the corners intothe bottom of the chair or desk, they will come at the parts of thechair seat where the wood is of full thickness and not the parts wherethe wood is saddled out. In this way a rmer attachment of the chair seatcan be secured and one that will be moredurable and. less likely. t0split theseatafter ent ages. In accordance Vwith this, invention, 'the"5 Cast iron `pedestals, 10` are Iliade at theactory `in a smallernumberoffsizes. This .somewhatfrefduces the expense and reduces theamountof storage room required because only one set of 10 pedestals hasto be stored ready for sale.

The pedestal, as actually made, is constructed of a size suitable forthe shortest pupil and, when it is desired to change them for the use oftaller or older pupils, the change is made by introducing a ring ortriangle 20. These are generally of the same shape as the rest 16 andare made of cast iron with shelves 23 having notches 21 in the threeangles. These adjusting pieces are made of different widths or heights.A set of them is used having different heights for the purpose ofadjusting the seat and desk to whatever height may be desired. Thesetriangles, made of cast iron preferably, are placed on the rests 16, oneof the desired height being selected, and then bolts or screws 22 areintroduced through them and through the rest and into the bottom of thechair or desk to secure the parts firmly in position. The adjustingpieces 20 are slightly rabbeted at 23 at their corners or, in otherwords, the shelves on the lower side at the three corners of theadjusting pieces are set inwardly so as to form a rabbet at this pointand allow the edge of the adjusting piece to project over the rest 16 asshown in Fig. 4. This furnishes a means for locating them in the proper3 position quickly and accurately for the application of the bolts.

It will be seen that on account of the particular location of thesenotches 21, the parts of the chair seat which are saddled or depressedare not used for the screws with which the chair seat is secured but thescrews pass into the thickest parts of the wooden seat.

Although We have illustrated and described only one form of theinvention We are aware of the fact that modiiications can be madetherein by any person skilled in the art without departing from thescope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore we do notwish to be limited in this respect but what we do claim is:-

1. A piece of furniture comprising a cast metal pedestal having a flattop rest, a detachable and replaceable adjusting piece located on saidrest and a chair or desk bottom secured to the rest through saidadjusting piece, whereby said adjusting piece can be replaced by anotherof different thickness to adjust the elevation of the chair or desk.

2. A piece of furniture comprising a cast metal pedestal having a at toprest, a detachable and replaceable adjusting piece located on said rest,and a chair or desk bottom secured to the rest through said adjustingpiece, said adjusting piece having notches for the reception of thebolts or screws.

3. A pedestal for furniture comprising a flat top rest of generaltriangular form and a removable adjusting piece of similar form locatedon the top of the rest, the chair or desk bottom being secured to therest through the adjusting piece at the corners thereof.

4. As an article of manufacture, a pedestal for a combined chair anddesk, said pedestal consisting of a cast iron base having branchesextending forwardly and rearwardly, a triangular horizontal rest at thetop of each branch, adjusting pieces located on the two rests, a chairseat secured to one of said rests through the adjusting piece, and adesk top secured to the other rest through the adjusting piece, andfastening means passing through said adjusting pieces for the chair anddesk.

5. As an article of manufacture, a pedestal for a combined chair anddesk, said pedestal consisting of a cast iron base having branchesextending forwardly and rearwardly, a triangular horizontal rest at thetop of each branch integral with the casting, the broad bases of the tworests being located inwardly, adjusting pieces consisting of cast ironof the same shape as said rests having notches at their corners andlocated on the two rests, a chair seat secured to one of said reststhrough the adjusting piece, and a desk top secured to the other restthrough the adjusting piece, said notches receiving the fastening meansfor the chair and desk.

6. As an article of manufacture, a pedestal for a combined chair anddesk, said pedestal consisting of a cast iron base having branchesextending orwardly and rearwardly, a horizontal rest at the top of eachbranch integral with the casting, adjusting pieces of the same shape assaid rests having notches at their corners and located on the two rests,a chair seat secured to one of said rests through the adjusting piece,and a desk top secured to the other rest through the adjusting piece,said notches receiving the fastening means for the chair and desk.

CALVIN S. GREENWOOD. LEWIS C. TRAVERS.

